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Marble countertops are lovely and durable, and they are relatively easy to care for. They add class and brightness to a kitchen. Yet the kitchen is not the only place where you should consider having marble as your main work surface. While marble has a reputation as being very special, it's also a workhorse (statues weren't made of marble because it was fragile, remember -- this is tough stuff). And there are more areas of your home where marble could be the right countertop material.
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Does your bathroom need to be remodeled? If it looks incredibly outdated, you may not even like going into the room because you cannot stand the interior design. While you may not be fond of the way the bathroom looks now, you can have it remodeled by professionals to look exactly the way that you would like it to look.
Look for Inspiration
Start looking at interior design websites and searching for images of bathrooms online to find the inspiration you need for your own bathroom.
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As part of your home remodeling project, you may have decided to turn your master bedroom's walk-in closet into a small bathroom. However, before you start tearing into walls and installing fixtures, make sure you avoid the following mistakes while planning and implementing your plan to convert the closet into a bathroom.
Neglecting to Take Space Into Account
When you picture your dream master bathroom, you may picture a large bathtub with jets and a toilet area with an intricately designed partition wall.
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Seeing evidence of mice in your house may have you wondering what you can do to prevent them from continuing to cause trouble. Some commonly suggested solutions aren't ones that everyone can try, such as a person with allergies getting a cat. Putting out mouse traps is likely to only be effective in a limited area rather than across your whole home. These three solutions, however, will help you put together a multi-pronged approach to keeping mice out of your residence.
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If you have recently had granite countertops installed in your kitchen, you may think that their durable properties mean you do not have to do anything special to them. However, if you want them to maintain their pristine appearance, avoid the following mistakes while caring for your new granite countertops.
Forgetting to Reseal the Countertops
Since granite is naturally porous, the stone is sealed before it is installed in your kitchen to help protect the surface from dirt and chemicals that can penetrate into the stone and stain it.
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About Me

When I was a young girl, I used to dream about getting married and taking care of my own home. When the day finally came, I dove right in to the homemaker role and I've never looked back. Hello readers, I'm Jeannie and in my home and gardening blog, you'll find many useful tips and ideas to make your house a well-loved home. In my blog you'll discover simple decorating ideas, useful cleaning tips and how to manage your household while staying within your budget. If you have a garden site on your property or if you enjoy container gardening, you'll also learn how to make your vegetables and herbs grow and thrive. I hope that my blog helps others learn how to have a beautiful home and a healthy garden.